Posts Tagged: Chief Rabbi Sacks
A Real Leader Is One Who Repents
I was once present when the great historian of Islam, Bernard Lewis, was asked to predict the course of events in the Middle East. He...
The Power of Turning Dreams”Ž Into Reality
In one of the greatest transformations in all literature, Joseph moves in one bound from prisoner to prime minister. What was it about Joseph -...
The Price of Silence
In an earlier Covenant and Conversation, I quoted the Netziv (Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin, 1816-1893, dean of the yeshiva in Volozhin), who made the sharp observation...
The Courage Not to Conform
Leaders lead. That does not mean to say that they don't follow. But what they follow is different from what most people follow. They don't...
To Be a Jew is to Be Part of History
The Bible portion of Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing first fruits to the Temple. The Mishnah (Bikkurim 3) gives a detailed account...
Perfect Justice is Beyond Human Understanding
In Deuteronomy 24, we encounter for the first time the explicit statement of a law of far-reaching significance: "Parents shall not be put to death for...
Testing Prophecy
In his enumeration of the various leadership roles within the nation that would take shape after his death, Moses mentions not only the priest/judge and...
Greatness is Humility
A sequence of verses in this week's sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage - one that has found a place in the siddur....
UK’s Chief Rabbi on Israel-Hamas Conflict: “I Think It’s Got to do With Iran, Actually”
The BBC was forced to apologize to the UK's Chief Rabbi after he was caught off-guard by a TV presenter's question on the current situation...
Loosening Anglo-Jewry’s Corset
Eleven years ago, I lived in the UK and, though I served primarily as rabbi to students at Oxford University, I gradually expanded the scope...
